recoiled
past simple and past participle ofrecoil
| 单词 | recoiled |
| 释义 | recoiled past simple and past participle ofrecoil recoil verb[I] uk/rɪˈkɔɪl/us/rɪˈkɔɪl/tomoveback because offearordisgust(=dislikeordisapproval): Heleanedforwardtokissher and she recoiledinhorror. I recoiledfromthesmelland thefilth. torefusetoacceptanideaorprinciple,feelingstrongdislikeordisapproval: Shewonderedhow it would be totouchhim and recoiledatthethought. Making short, sudden movements
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Reacting and responding Examplesofrecoiledrecoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When the courts' behaviours are placed and understood in this context, it is very hard to say whether the judicial power hasrecoiledor expanded. From theCambridge English Corpus Numerous pilgrims turned to saints for help because theyrecoiledfrom the pain of surgery. From theCambridge English Corpus It seems possible that sherecoiledfrom "blustering 'muscularity' " also because it caricatured her own capacity for belligerence and dogmatism. From theCambridge English Corpus A freeze-fracture replica of the same sample revealed lesions where the outer membrane had broken andrecoiled. From theCambridge English Corpus But he quicklyrecoiledfrom the urban scene. From theCambridge English Corpus The claimants were amenable to this objective butrecoiledat the price at which it was to be achieved: the renunciation of their sovereignty rights. From theCambridge English Corpus Tocqueville began in hope, thenrecoiledin anxiety after 1848, and only toward the end of his life retreated into nostalgia. From theCambridge English Corpus Taylor says that she understood it, andrecoiledfrom it. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of usrecoiledfrom the obvious conviction of his arguments, because we thought that he was pleading too much. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyrecoiledfrom the idea of a salaried service, and so did not think in terms of amenities or conditions of service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us who saw that headlinerecoiledin horror at the language used by our most popular tabloid newspaper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Consequently, of course, they haverecoiledfrom it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the wastage which has gone on in the industry and which has notrecoiledto the benefit of the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The enemy hadrecoiledfrom nothing, because they had lost their cohesion in the advance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The motion in that caserecoiledupon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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